Race · Round 16 of 19 ·
2013 Indian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel won for Red Bull Racing from pole at Buddh International Circuit. 3 of the starters were not classified. This round settled the drivers' title for Sebastian Vettel.
Dry · High of 29 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
How it is modelled
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- Circuit
- Buddh International CircuitGreater Noida, India
- Winner
- Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Entries
- 2219 classified
Classification
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:25.943 | 1:24.568 | 1:24.119 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1:25.833 | 1:25.304 | 1:24.871 | +0.752 | 46 m | +0.752 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 1:25.802 | 1:25.259 | 1:24.941 | +0.822 | 50 m | +0.070 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:25.665 | 1:25.097 | 1:25.047 | +0.928 | 57 m | +0.106 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 1:25.793 | 1:25.389 | 1:25.201 | +1.082 | 66 m | +0.154 |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 7 | 1:25.819 | 1:25.191 | 1:25.248 | +1.129 | 69 m | +0.047 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 11 | 1:25.883 | 1:25.339 | 1:25.334 | +1.215 | 74 m | +0.086 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:25.934 | 1:24.885 | 1:25.826 | +1.707 | 104 m | +0.492 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 6 | 1:26.107 | 1:25.365 | 1:26.153 | +2.034 | 124 m | +0.327 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:25.574 | 1:25.458 | 1:26.487 | +2.368 | 144 m | +0.334 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:25.673 | 1:25.519 | — | — | 58 m | — |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 1:25.908 | 1:25.711 | — | — | 69 m | — |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | 1:26.164 | 1:25.740 | — | — | 71 m | — |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:26.155 | 1:25.798 | — | — | 75 m | — |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 17 | 1:26.178 | 1:26.134 | — | — | 95 m | — |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 12 | 1:26.057 | 1:26.336 | — | — | 107 m | — |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:26.577 | — | — | — | 60 m | — |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1:26.842 | — | — | — | 76 m | — |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 22 | 1:26.970 | — | — | — | 84 m | — |
| 20 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:27.105 | — | — | — | 92 m | — |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:27.487 | — | — | — | 115 m | — |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 23 | 1:28.138 | — | — | — | 154 m | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year. Each driver is measured against the fastest lap of the last part they set a time in.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettel · Nico Rosberg | 1 · 2 | 1 · 2 | 2 · 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Romain Grosjean | 2 · 17 | 2 · 3 | 7 · 13 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 2 · 3 | 2 · 6 | 7 · 8 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Romain Grosjean | 5 · 17 | 4 · 3 | 8 · 13 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Esteban Gutierrez · Romain Grosjean | 16 · 17 | 15 · 3 | 16 · 13 | Romain Grosjean | Swapped places |
| Romain Grosjean · Pastor Maldonado | 17 · 18 | 3 · 12 | 13 · 8 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Kimi Raikkonen | 5 · 6 | 4 · 7 | 8 · 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Sergio Perez | 5 · 9 | 4 · 5 | 8 · 28 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Sergio Perez | 3 · 9 | 6 · 5 | 8 · 28 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Sergio Perez | 8 · 9 | 11 · 5 | 2 · 28 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Jenson Button | 9 · 10 | 5 · 14 | 28 · 6 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Kimi Raikkonen | 3 · 6 | 6 · 7 | 8 · 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Paul di Resta | 6 · 12 | 7 · 8 | 7 · 1 | Paul di Resta | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Nico Hulkenberg | 6 · 7 | 7 · 19 | 7 · 5 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Paul di Resta | 11 · 12 | 10 · 8 | 33 · 1 | Paul di Resta | Swapped places |
| Paul di Resta · Adrian Sutil | 12 · 13 | 8 · 9 | 1 · 41 | Paul di Resta | Kept their order |
| Daniel Ricciardo · Adrian Sutil | 11 · 13 | 10 · 9 | 33 · 41 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Adrian Sutil · Jean-Éric Vergne | 13 · 14 | 9 · 13 | 41 · 1 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Daniel Ricciardo | 8 · 11 | 11 · 10 | 2 · 33 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Daniel Ricciardo | 10 · 11 | 14 · 10 | 6 · 33 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Fernando Alonso | 7 · 8 | 19 · 11 | 5 · 2 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Pastor Maldonado | 8 · 18 | 11 · 12 | 2 · 8 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Jean-Éric Vergne · Pastor Maldonado | 14 · 18 | 13 · 12 | 1 · 8 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Swapped places |
| Pastor Maldonado · Jules Bianchi | 18 · 19 | 12 · 18 | 8 · 5 | Jules Bianchi | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Jean-Éric Vergne | 10 · 14 | 14 · 13 | 6 · 1 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Swapped places |
| Jean-Éric Vergne · Valtteri Bottas | 14 · 15 | 13 · 16 | 1 · 31 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Esteban Gutierrez | 10 · 16 | 14 · 15 | 6 · 16 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Valtteri Bottas · Esteban Gutierrez | 15 · 16 | 16 · 15 | 31 · 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Swapped places |
| Valtteri Bottas · Max Chilton | 15 · 22 | 16 · 17 | 31 · 29 | Max Chilton | Kept their order |
| Jules Bianchi · Max Chilton | 19 · 22 | 18 · 17 | 5 · 29 | Jules Bianchi | Swapped places |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Jules Bianchi | 7 · 19 | 19 · 18 | 5 · 5 | Same lap | Swapped places |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:26.683 | — | 0 m | — | 24 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:26.871 | +0.188 | 11 m | +0.188 | 17 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1:26.899 | +0.216 | 13 m | +0.028 | 23 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:26.990 | +0.307 | 18 m | +0.091 | 20 |
| 5 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 1:27.227 | +0.544 | 32 m | +0.237 | 21 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:27.335 | +0.652 | 39 m | +0.108 | 23 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 6 | 1:27.416 | +0.733 | 43 m | +0.081 | 23 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 1:27.692 | +1.009 | 60 m | +0.276 | 21 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 11 | 1:27.770 | +1.087 | 64 m | +0.078 | 19 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 17 | 1:27.800 | +1.117 | 66 m | +0.030 | 23 |
| 11 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:28.035 | +1.352 | 80 m | +0.235 | 25 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:28.214 | +1.531 | 91 m | +0.179 | 6 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:28.336 | +1.653 | 98 m | +0.122 | 18 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1:28.342 | +1.659 | 98 m | +0.006 | 21 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | 1:28.468 | +1.785 | 106 m | +0.126 | 20 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 12 | 1:28.538 | +1.855 | 110 m | +0.070 | 18 |
| 17 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 7 | 1:28.730 | +2.047 | 121 m | +0.192 | 18 |
| 18 | James Calado (never started a Grand Prix) | Force India | 14 | 1:29.197 | +2.514 | 149 m | +0.467 | 22 |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:29.413 | +2.730 | 161 m | +0.216 | 24 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 22 | 1:29.560 | +2.877 | 170 m | +0.147 | 20 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:30.026 | +3.343 | 198 m | +0.466 | 23 |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 23 | 1:30.471 | +3.788 | 224 m | +0.445 | 17 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:25.722 | — | 0 m | — | 35 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:26.011 | +0.289 | 17 m | +0.289 | 38 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:26.220 | +0.498 | 30 m | +0.209 | 36 |
| 4 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 1:26.399 | +0.677 | 40 m | +0.179 | 36 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:26.430 | +0.708 | 42 m | +0.031 | 39 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1:26.582 | +0.860 | 51 m | +0.152 | 40 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 1:26.601 | +0.879 | 53 m | +0.019 | 41 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 7 | 1:26.632 | +0.910 | 54 m | +0.031 | 32 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 6 | 1:26.857 | +1.135 | 68 m | +0.225 | 40 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:26.972 | +1.250 | 75 m | +0.115 | 39 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:27.304 | +1.582 | 95 m | +0.332 | 17 |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | 1:27.375 | +1.653 | 99 m | +0.071 | 36 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 17 | 1:27.429 | +1.707 | 102 m | +0.054 | 31 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 11 | 1:27.491 | +1.769 | 106 m | +0.062 | 40 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 1:27.608 | +1.886 | 113 m | +0.117 | 38 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1:27.720 | +1.998 | 119 m | +0.112 | 23 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 12 | 1:27.949 | +2.227 | 133 m | +0.229 | 34 |
| 18 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:28.431 | +2.709 | 162 m | +0.482 | 30 |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:28.692 | +2.970 | 178 m | +0.261 | 39 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 22 | 1:28.799 | +3.077 | 184 m | +0.107 | 32 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:29.366 | +3.644 | 218 m | +0.567 | 37 |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 23 | 1:30.164 | +4.442 | 266 m | +0.798 | 27 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:25.332 | — | 0 m | — | 16 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:25.892 | +0.560 | 34 m | +0.560 | 14 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 3 | 1:26.105 | +0.773 | 46 m | +0.213 | 19 |
| 4 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 11 | 1:26.306 | +0.974 | 58 m | +0.201 | 17 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 8 | 1:26.350 | +1.018 | 61 m | +0.044 | 16 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 1:26.435 | +1.103 | 66 m | +0.085 | 20 |
| 7 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 14 | 1:26.438 | +1.106 | 66 m | +0.003 | 15 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 9 | 1:26.441 | +1.109 | 67 m | +0.003 | 19 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:26.489 | +1.157 | 69 m | +0.048 | 15 |
| 10 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 | 1:26.557 | +1.225 | 74 m | +0.068 | 17 |
| 11 | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 Team | 7 | 1:26.635 | +1.303 | 78 m | +0.078 | 14 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 16 | 1:26.641 | +1.309 | 79 m | +0.006 | 13 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | McLaren | 6 | 1:26.737 | +1.405 | 84 m | +0.096 | 13 |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 15 | 1:26.847 | +1.515 | 91 m | +0.110 | 17 |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:26.876 | +1.544 | 93 m | +0.029 | 17 |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 17 | 1:26.883 | +1.551 | 93 m | +0.007 | 15 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:27.259 | +1.927 | 116 m | +0.376 | 18 |
| 18 | Charles Pic | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:27.941 | +2.609 | 157 m | +0.682 | 18 |
| 19 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber | 12 | 1:28.019 | +2.687 | 161 m | +0.078 | 15 |
| 20 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:28.498 | +3.166 | 190 m | +0.479 | 16 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 23 | 1:29.094 | +3.762 | 226 m | +0.596 | 11 |
| 22 | Jules Bianchi | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 22 | 1:29.169 | +3.837 | 230 m | +0.075 | 13 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 3
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
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The cars in this race
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Red Bull RB9
Sebastian Vettel 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Mercedes F1 W04
Lewis Hamilton 2013 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Lotus E21
Kimi Raikkonen 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Ferrari F138
Fernando Alonso 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
McLaren MP4-28
Jenson Button 2013 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Force India VJM06
Adrian Sutil 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Toro Rosso STR8
Jean-Eric Vergne 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Williams FW35
Pastor Maldonado 2013 Malaysia FP2 1 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Sauber C32
Nico Hulkenberg 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Marussia MR02
Jules Bianchi 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Caterham CT03
Charles Pic 2013 Malaysia FP2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
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